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Interphalangeal Joint Dislocation
Interphalangeal joint dislocations almost always occur dorsally, look for associated avulsion fractures! Here's a
joint dislocations ... fingertip) • Exam: Pain ... Digital block and reduction ... Discharge with orthopedic ... #MSK
Posterior Elbow Dislocation
The elbow is the second most commonly dislocated major joint in adults and the
dislocated major joint ... most common major joint ... Management: Simple, pain ... procedural sedation and reduction ... #Sports #MSK
Anterior Shoulder Dislocation - ED Management
The shoulder is the most commonly dislocated major joint, 95% of
dislocated major joint ... Most common major joint ... injury, difficult reduction ... Diagnosis #Management #Orthopedics ... #Sports #MSK
Monteggia Fracture 
Fracture of proximal ulnar shaft with radial head dislocation. Remember “MUGR” to recall where
with radial head dislocation ... ED Management: Pain ... • If stable ... reduction. ... #Proximal #MSK
Perilunate Dislocation
On lateral wrist XR, the capitate ("apple") should sit in the lunate ("tea cup") which
dorsal wrist, pain ... radial styloid fracture ... ED Management: Pain ... sedation and emergent reduction ... #Sports #MSK
Vascular Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
 - Constant Pain (Ischemia)
 - Acute Onset
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Vascular Joint Pain ... Embolism (e.g. fractured ... Trauma to Vessel (dislocation ... Vascular #JointPain #MSK ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Orthopedics
Anterior Shoulder Dislocation: Pathogenesis, clinical, and radiographic findings

Trauma, Fall on, outstretched arm, Overhead throwing => Abduction
Overhead throwing => Abduction ... of the shoulder joint ... capsule or bone -> Pain ... signs #symptoms #msk ... #orthopedics #pathophysiology
RADIAL HEAD FRACTURE 
Radial head fractures are the most common elbow fracture in adults and are
distal radioulnar joint ... injury, elbow dislocation ... ED Management: Pain ... II-IV, pending orthopedic ... #MSK
Galeazzi Fracture 
Fracture of distal radial shaft with distal radial-ulnar joint disruption. Remember “MUGR” to recall
distal radial-ulnar joint ... radial-ulnar joint ... ED Management: Pain ... Diagnosis #Management #Orthopedics ... #MSK
Hippocratic Shoulder Reduction 
Shoulder reduction is the process of returning the shoulder to its normal position
following a shoulder dislocation ... relationship of bone and joint ... of associated fractures ... #MSK #PhysicalExam ... #Procedure #Orthopedics